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Graham Hyde

Joined: 03 Apr 2011
Posts: 365

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 14 1:20 pm Post subject:
SandraR, you have my sympathies. I now tend to have building projects rather than hobies but on the list after the bread/piza oven is the building of a boat. For Me. To have time out. On my own. Fish, laze, whatever, but for me. At the moment it's work all day, every day. But one day, a boat......

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 14 1:31 pm Post subject:

Nell Merionwen wrote:

Shan wrote:

Sailing.

ooh nice hobby

I think I like the fishing and the eating part of the sailing the most.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 14 1:32 pm Post subject:

Barefoot Andrew wrote:

I tried to win euromillions last night, but failed miserably.
A.

My luck is a bit off on that too!

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 4205
Location: SE London

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 14 1:38 pm Post subject:

Shan wrote:

Barefoot Andrew wrote:

I tried to win euromillions last night, but failed miserably.
A.

My luck is a bit off on that too!

That makes three of us

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9739
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 14 2:31 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

I think that recognising that time spent on myself is not time wasted is one of the most important lessons I have learned over the last few years. Life should not just be about survival.

this. So true.

few years ago when things were very stressed the gp told me I needed to do some things just for me.. and it came as a shock. I didn't even exercise just for myself. I still have to shake myself sometimes and remember it is important for my wellbeing to spend time on me.

boisdevie1

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 14 7:40 pm Post subject:
I play badminton twice a week - about 5.5 hours in total and it's all high speed stuff. I'm now 50 and beating people half my age gives me deep joy. And no heart attack so far!

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 14 8:06 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

I think that recognising that time spent on myself is not time wasted is one of the most important lessons I have learned over the last few years. Life should not just be about survival.

Always best to prioritise survival, though.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15702

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 14 6:41 am Post subject:
Gregotyn, the railway sounds great. We have plenty of old 3 rail between us, but never seem to get round to putting it out. Sometimes you can do a job and use it as me time. I find going for a walk to find blackberries like that. Also walking in the woods on my own is partly enjoyment and partly checking to see what work needs to be done.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 14 9:24 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

Always best to prioritise survival, though.

Not to the exclusion of everything else. However rough things are, and however hard you work, there is always time to take five minutes to just breathe.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 14 9:26 am Post subject:
Unless you're being hunted by velociraptors.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 14 9:34 am Post subject:
I thought you were a mediaevalist?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 14 9:40 am Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

Unless you're being hunted by velociraptors.

I think breathing is quite important then, too.

You can go the other way though and spend a bit too much time just breathing and forget about the need to survive.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9739
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 14 10:01 am Post subject:
Sometimes giving a little thought to yourself is survival.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 14 10:22 am Post subject:

Chez wrote:

I thought you were a mediaevalist?

You do know what I'm reading though, don't you?

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 14 11:02 am Post subject:
Are you enjoying it?

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